Literally. Just use http://www.commonsense.org Teaching cyber safety / digital citizenship / respectful & safe online behaviour is a non negotiable in any primary school classroom. It’s made even better & easier if you have a whole curriculum of brand new, 100% free, resources from which you can draw upon. So teachers, let us introduce the…
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Keeping students safe online is undoubtedly a shared responsibility between schools and families. Therefore we strongly encourage you to keep your parents informed at every possible opportunity. This issue we have an A4 info page you can add to your school newsletter to ensure you are supporting the important partnership. This edition the focus is…
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During this COVID-19 period, children (& adults) have been inevitably increasing their time on screens. Although necessary at times, many parents feel overwhlemed with the management of screen time in their homes. Our resident psychologist and cyber safety presenter, Carley McGauran, has written an insightful and empowering piece that you can share directly with your…
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There is a new galah on the scene and it’s not flaming, but Tweeting! The Tweeting Galah & The Surfing Penguin are sensationally clever picture story books written to support primary schools to teach cyber safety. These two books are written by a West Australian educator, Kim Maslin, who has managed to weave contemporary digital…
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As we immerse our students in the riches of digital learning, it is imperative that we keep cyber safety/digital citizenship at the forefront. If you teach Grades 3-6, then Be Internet Awesome is a must. The lessons are structured within the framework of five key positives behaviours: Smart, Alert, Strong, Kind & Brave. Each module…
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In Issue #7 we shared a student digital habits survey. With nearly 400 responses, check out some of the insights into what our students enjoy doing with their time online. Upper Primary (Gr 5/6) Middle Primary (Gr 3/4) If you’d like to use the data from this survey for your own maths class (graphing, averages…
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Perfect for your middle and senior primary classroom walls! Enjoy these colourful cyber safety posters as a FREE download courtesy of teacher and multimedia learning specialist, Rob Kelly. Created by Guest Writer – Rob Kelly Check out his blog!
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All classroom teachers establish expectations or rules in order to maximise teaching and learning. These simple, modern posters are perfect for framing your “digital” classroom expectations.
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Upper primary cyber citizenship resources were in need of a fresh look and that’s exactly what the Office of the eSafety Commissioner released in July 2018. Suitability: Grade levels 5-8 What’s it all about: Unlike other cyber safety resources for upper primary, it is not focused on stranger danger, spam emails and online privacy (topics…
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